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Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Gerhard Berger, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
September 27, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ayrton Senna 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Christian Fittipaldi from P26 to P12 (+14), Emanuele Naspetti from P23 to P11 (+12), and Stefano Modena from P24 to P13 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +3 laps, 4 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Engine, and 2 Finished. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.272 on lap 66. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:34:46.65910
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:35:24.1926
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren+1 lap4
4Martin BrundleBenetton+1 lap3
5Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Michele AlboretoFootwork+1 lap1
7Michael SchumacherBenetton+2 laps0
8Thierry BoutsenLigier+2 laps0
9Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+2 laps0
10Aguri SuzukiFootwork+3 laps0
11Emanuele NaspettiMarch+3 laps0
12Christian FittipaldiMinardi+3 laps0
13Stefano ModenaJordan+3 laps0
14Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+3 laps0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraPhysical0
DNFKarl WendlingerMarchGearbox0
DNFÉrik ComasLigierEngine0
DNFUkyo KatayamaVenturiSpun off0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsCollision0
DNFPierluigi MartiniDallaraPuncture0